White House Gives Details on Surveillance

AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/8/06 | Katherine Shrader - ap

[madison10]

Is there a list of those in attendance?

For Starters:
1. It will be a Dem
2. The NY Times or Washington Post will break the "secret."
3. Mr/Ms On-the-Condition-of-Anonimity will be most popular Leaker...or "high White House source." No one will mention whose "white house."

[Zeppo]

Details of the program soon to be released in the NY Times.

Unless Al Jazeera scoops them, that is...

[WLR]

We can be sure every detail disclosed (said and unsaid) is being sifted with a fine tooth comb by an untold number of individuals, organizations, entities and nations all bent on harming the American people and our Nation....excluding of course the quislings and traitors involved in wreaking the legitimate efforts by our President and the NSA among others to defend the "People of the Book" the Christian Nation of the United States of America.

Wm

[greyfoxx39]

Have to wonder if this is another "rope a dope" with some poison pills in it to nail the leakers.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I guess we wait for further instructions from the NYT. /sarc

[CFC__VRWC]

Democrats lose again.

Did they? How many committee aides bolted right out of the hearing room to find a nice quiet place to call their pet "journalists" with all of the details that were revealed in this "classified" briefing? How much more damage will be done to the NSA's terrorist eavesdropping efforts as more details which will reveal names and methods are splashed all over the front pages of the Thursday morning editions?

[savedbygrace]

I think you've got it just about right. The Dims were looking for a face-saving way to get on the right side of this issue, but they couldn't simply give in to Bush or any of the House or Senate leaders. A mostly unknown sub-chairman in the House qualifies for the role.

The only negative is that now we'll be seeing some more classified leaks as a result. Bush and Rove must've calculated that the trade-off is worth the cost.

[Cboldt]

http://intelligence.house.gov/MemberList.aspx <- Member list

         Name                       Party      State

         Peter Hoekstra             Republican Michigan
         Ray LaHood                 Republican Illinois
         Terry Everett              Republican Alabama
         Elton Gallegly             Republican California
         Heather Wilson             Republican New Mexico
         Jo Ann Davis               Republican Virginia
         Mac Thornberry             Republican Texas
         John McHugh                Republican New York
         Todd Tiahrt                Republican Kansas
         Mike Rogers                Republican Michigan
         Rick Renzi                 Republican Arizona
         Jane Harman                Democrat   California
         Alcee L. Hastings          Democrat   Florida
         Silvestre Reyes            Democrat   Texas
         Leonard L. Boswell         Democrat   Iowa
         Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr Democrat   Alabama
         Anna G. Eshoo              Democrat   California
         Rush D. Holt               Democrat   New Jersey
         C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger   Democrat   Maryland
         John Tierney               Democrat   Massachusetts

[zaggs]

First off the White House never said they wouldn't reveal details under any circumstances. They said they did not want the details to be exposed, though they now will be, in an open session. They had no problem with a close sessions.

[HardStarboard]

The damage has been done. Any benefit the program may have had has been severely comprimised by the leak to the NYT that the program exists.

The only potential benefit that can be salvaged out of the program is to establish who the leakers were, (I'm betting on Sens. Rockerfeller and/or Leahy), prosecute them to the full extent of the law and throw the fear of instant prison time into those who would comprimise other programs for political gain.

[Mo1]

Expect everything they heard to LEAK shortly.

I'll bet we aren't the only ones who expect this also

[dandiegirl]

Good, now they will know exactly who to investigate.

[Chili Girl]

"...provided a House committee with highly classified information about the program"

Only a matter of time until this is in the NY Times...

[Laverne]

This is what happens when the democrats decide that the NYTimes is their master. They believe the lies of the Times....interesting comment from the democrat rep. Just goes to show the NYTimes was lieing all along.

[Cboldt]

Any benefit the program may have had has been severely comprimised by the leak to the NYT that the program exists.

I still can't figure that one out. Before the program was disclosed, it was legal to conduct surveillance under a secret process with a secret warrant, and the target would never find out.

Now all we know is that secret surveillance can occur without a secret warrant, and the target still never finds out. Where's the beef?

[dandiegirl]

"Have to wonder if this is another "rope a dope" with some poison pills in it to nail the leakers."

I was thinking the same thing!

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

Alcee Hastings... LOLOL


proving there is life after impeachment and removal from the federal bench

[Wasanother]

I think the Slime's Risen and his "sources" knew just enough about the existence of the program to make them dangerous but have been trying and lying about the details.

[headstamp]

"I don't think the White House would have made the decision that it did had I not stood up and said, 'You must brief the Intelligence Committee,'" she said."

This woman seems a bit too full of herself.

[Alien Gunfighter]

Let the leaks begin!

No kidding.